|
Lecturer(s)
|
-
Ritterová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
|
|
Course content
|
This course deals with all the aspect of the Portuguese culture. It offers a brief outline of the evolution of fine arts and architecture, from the megalithic, Ancient and Arabic monuments to typical manifestation of Portuguese art (Manueline style). Together with the evolution of fine arts and architecture the course provides information about Portuguese musical genres, especially about folk music but sacred and classical music as well. The students also have an opportunity to listen to extracts of all musical genres.
|
|
Learning activities and teaching methods
|
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
- Attendace
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 21 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 21 hours per semester
|
|
Learning outcomes
|
The course aims to introduce students to the diverse Portuguese-speaking regions of the African continent, with a focus on the two largest Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, namely Angola and Mozambique. Students will become familiar with basic information about the countries, including their geography, political and religious characteristics, landmarks, folk traditions, and culture in general. Lectures, delivered in the form of presentations, are supplemented by audiovisual recordings. Seminars focus on discussions of specialized texts in Portuguese and on student presentations/papers on selected topics.
The student focuses on all aspects of the Portuguese culture, is familiar with the important representatives of the fine arts, architecture and music. He/She is able to incorporate the works of these artists into the European context and into the context of the Portuguese history and literature. He/She is able to make a presentation of a selected topic related to the Portuguese culture and to make a coherent speech about it.
|
|
Prerequisites
|
none
|
|
Assessment methods and criteria
|
Mark, Written exam, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary)
The student will make a presentation of the chosen cultural topic during the lesson. He/She is able to to speak fluently about a given topic for at least ten minutes. He/She should pass an end of term test.
|
|
Recommended literature
|
-
& Ferro Tavares, M. J. (1989). Sociedade e cultura portuguesas 1. Lisboa.
-
Jo?o, Mário Caetano; Jelínek, Petr; Knitl, Aleš a kol. Afrika 1975 ? 2005.
-
Klíma, Jan. Angola (stručná historie států).
-
Klíma, Jan. Mosambik (stručná historie států).
-
Mello Moser, F., & Pina Martins, J. V. (1994). Discurso inacabado: ensaios de cultura portuguesa. Lisboa.
-
Saraiva, A. J. (1995). Para a história da cultura em Portugal. Lisboa.
-
Vincent, M., Stradling, R. A., Boháč, P., Zbavitel, D., & Zbavitelová, G. (1997). Svět Španělska a Portugalska. Praha.
|